Merritt is shown on the 1930 census as a Carpenter at the Nebraska State Hospital for the Feeble Minded.
He passed away in 1977.
BURIAL: Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BS-V7X : accessed 22 November 2018), Merritt A Gordon in household of Harry Gordon, Midland Township (excl. Beatrice city), Gage, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,928.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML46-V85 : accessed 28 December 2018), Merritt Gordon, Midland, Gage, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 2B, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 846; FHL microfilm 1,374,859.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKJ-3MN : 13 March 2018), Merritt Alonzo Gordon, 1917-1918; citing Denver City no 3, Colorado, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,561,840.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX26-QJ2 : accessed 28 December 2018), Merritt Gordon, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing ED 62, sheet 1A, line 21, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 158; FHL microfilm 1,820,158.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQKV-14M : accessed 22 November 2018), Merritt A Gordon, Midland, Gage, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 1A, line 36, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1281; FHL microfilm 2,341,016.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4D7-1BF : 8 November 2017), Merritt Alonzo Gordon, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HG-GG4 : 14 March 2018), M A Gordon, Councilmanic District 9, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-734, sheet 9B, line 47, family 333, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 378.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP23-992 : 26 November 2014), Merritt A Gordon, 16 Jul 1977; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 November 2018), memorial page for Merritt Gordon (2 Feb 1889–16 Jul 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #37716730, citing Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Dorothy Sparks (contributor 47129025) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Merritt by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Merritt: